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**Srewxardsasv** · 12-13-2006, 07:34 PM

When did fundamentalist of any variety need an excuse to persecute those different from themselves?

Dear Elena,

Indeed, and a good point. The modern use of this word has always slightly puzzled me, since there is a sense in which Orthodox people are clearly fundamentalist - we believe in the Church founded by the Incarnate Lord. So, in that sense, the word has a meaning we could approve of, I think?

When did it get applied in an opprobrious way to what I would call extremists? I ask because certainly in the UK there are those atheists who use the word to tar all those who have a religious belief that goes beyond mere nominalism.

The point Athanasius makes about Pope Shenouda's line of the subject of this thread is an interesting one; surely we are commanded to turn the other cheek in these matters, not to condemn others? Or perhaps that is just my Anglican background?

In Christ,

John

12-13-2006, 07:34 PM	#7
Srewxardsasv Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 420 Senior Member	When did fundamentalist of any variety need an excuse to persecute those different from themselves? Dear Elena, Indeed, and a good point. The modern use of this word has always slightly puzzled me, since there is a sense in which Orthodox people are clearly fundamentalist - we believe in the Church founded by the Incarnate Lord. So, in that sense, the word has a meaning we could approve of, I think? When did it get applied in an opprobrious way to what I would call extremists? I ask because certainly in the UK there are those atheists who use the word to tar all those who have a religious belief that goes beyond mere nominalism. The point Athanasius makes about Pope Shenouda's line of the subject of this thread is an interesting one; surely we are commanded to turn the other cheek in these matters, not to condemn others? Or perhaps that is just my Anglican background? In Christ, John
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